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heyheyitsalli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I think it could’ve done more with the setting it had and the side characters. It was surprising that
Every single character besides Nick’s parents was way too immature. It felt like I was reading a book about high school-aged kids. Also, the book was a bit too sex-heavy when it felt like the more natural flow would’ve been about emotions instead of physical desires.
I feel like this book was trying for a slow burn but ended up feeling far too rushed. There were way too many random details that either needed more expansion or should have simply been left out. The writing was pretty cringey at times. It left a lot to be desired but also was good enough for a quick read.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage
livinonaprairie's review against another edition
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Child death and Miscarriage
vix_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
sophiemartin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical content
ggreen1379's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Domestic abuse and Infidelity
sami_leigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
🌶️🌶️/5
“Every time I’m with her, it’s like the world shines a little brighter.”
🎄 Friends to lovers
🎄 Slow burn
🎄 He falls first
🎄 FMC overcomes trauma surrounding death of parents
🎄 Family Christmas Tree Farm
🎄 Some well established secondary characters
🎄 Fake dating (briefly to make exes jealous)
🎄 Found family
🎄 Epilogue
🚩 Toxic masculinity & sexism in characters’ speech & thoughts towards each other. Writing normalises men being shamed as ‘effeminate’ & ‘enuch’, women as ‘ho’, ‘bitch’, and slut-shamed.
🚩 Little growth in characters surrounding sexist & toxic remarks
🚩 Moderate typos
⚠️ Pregnancy, moderate violence, car accident (not on page), death of parents (not on page), misogyny/sexism, toxic relationship, toxic friendship, vomit, MC returns from active duty in military.
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Vomit, Car accident, and Pregnancy